Abandoned mill catches fire in Victory Mills

Victory Mills, Gansevoort, Middle Falls, Quaker Springs and Schuylerville firefighters respond to the fire at Victory Mill Wednesday. New York State Police were also on the scene. (ERICA MILLER/emiller@saratogian.com)

VICTORY -- The abandoned Victory Mill caught fire Wednesday afternoon, but the flames were quickly extinguished, damage to the building was minimal and no one was injured.

Mark Dennison, assistant fire chief with the Victory Mills Fire Department, said it is too soon to determine the cause of the fire, though another firefighter on the scene said sparks from pipe-cutting likely set the building's wooden floor ablaze.

An investigation into the cause is ongoing.

The mill has been vacant for years, but there is a plan pending that would redevelop the site.